(A) Any owner or driver of a vehicle not licensed and equipped in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, or of a vehicle the license of which has been suspended or revoked, who engages in the business of operating a taxicab or taxicabs, or solicits for hire passengers upon the streets within the city, shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than $50, nor more than $750.
(B) Any person not having been duly licensed as required by the motor vehicle laws of the state or any such person whose license as such driver has been revoked or suspended driving for hire a vehicle as defined in § 120.01 of this chapter shall, upon conviction, thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than $50, nor more than $750.
(C) In addition to the fine authorized hereinabove, any licensee shall be subject to the suspension or revocation of his or her license upon any conviction for any violation of this chapter or as otherwise herein provided.
(D) Any owner or driver of a vehicle violating or failing to comply with the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than $50, nor more than $750, for each offense and a separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
(Prior Code, § 120.99) (Ord. 1552, passed 3-11-1946; Ord. 2046, passed 9-27-1967; Ord. 2480, passed 10-9-1979)